Lucent Technologies and Embratel Announce Strategic Alliance to Build Nationwide High-Speed Data Network in Brazil

Strategic Insights -

Lucent Technologies, a global leader in communications networking solutions, has signed an agreement with Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes SA (Embratel), Brazil's long-distance carrier, to build the country's first nationwide high-speed advanced multi-services data network. This network will enable Embratel to offer its customers new services such as high-speed Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay backbone connections, dedicated and dial-up Internet access, and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

Key Takeaways:

  • The agreement calls for Lucent to supply Embratel with its market-leading ATM and Frame Relay products, including the GX 550(tm) "Smart" Core ATM switch, the CBX 500(tm) and B-STDX 9000(tm) Multiservice Wide Area Network (WAN) switches, and IP Navigator(tm) MPLS.
  • Lucent will also provide its award-winning MAX TNT(tm) WAN access switch, and NavisCore(tm) software for end-to-end network management.
  • Embratel will use Lucent's network architecture to offer "absolute" Quality of Service (QoS) and meet the growing demands and requirements of the Brazilian market.
  • Lucent's NetCare(R) Professional Services division is providing network planning, design, and implementation.
  • Embratel's multi-services network will scale to meet the country's high-speed backbone data services as they grow, and the company is in a position to introduce a variety of advanced data services across a single network platform.
  • Lucent ranks as the world leader in ATM and Frame Relay WAN switching solutions for service providers, according to the latest figures from Cahners In-Stat, Synergy Research Group, and Probe Research.
  • Lucent is the leader in the worldwide access concentrator market with 31.9 percent manufacturer revenue in the second quarter of 1999, based on the success of the MAX(tm) product family.

Statistics:

  • 31.9 percent: Lucent's market share in the worldwide access concentrator market in the second quarter of 1999.
  • 20,000 kilometers: The length of Embratel's wide band optical fiber network.
  • 40: The number of other communication services offered by Embratel, in addition to long distance and international telecommunications services.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies. (October 25, 1999). Lucent and Embratel Announce Strategic Alliance to Build Nationwide High-Speed Data Network in Brazil.
  • Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes SA. (n.d.). About Embratel. Retrieved from http://www.embratel.net.br
  • Lucent Technologies. (n.d.). About Lucent Technologies. Retrieved from http://www.lucent.com
  • Cahners In-Stat. (n.d.). ATM and Frame Relay WAN Switching Solutions for Service Providers. Retrieved from [source not available].
  • Synergy Research Group. (n.d.). WAN Switching Solutions for Service Providers. Retrieved from [source not available].
  • Probe Research. (n.d.). WAN Switching Solutions for Service Providers. Retrieved from [source not available].
  • Dell'Oro. (n.d.). Worldwide Access Concentrator Market Report. Retrieved from [source not available].